Irfan Yasar leitet den Bereich Data & Analytics bei AMAG, wo er das Data & Analytics Team strategisch und operativ führt. Seit Oktober 2021 ist er verantwortlich für die Entwicklung und Pflege von Datensystemen, die Bereitstellung von Datenanalysen und Berichten, die Integration neuer Datenquellen sowie die Planung und Durchführung von Projekten. Nebenbei arbeitet er als externer Berater für KMUs und unterstützt beim Aufbau von Reporting, Controlling und fungiert als ad-interim CFO. Seine Karriere begann er in verschiedenen Projekt- und Managementrollen bei der Fritz Meyer Holding AG, wo er die Controlling- und Projektmanagementfunktionen aufbaute und leitete. Als Experte in Rechnungslegung und Controlling kennt er sich auch bestens mit den finanziellen Aspekten aus und ist Mitglied der Prüfungskommission für Datenmanagement.

Pascal Scherrer is Head Lakehouse Platform at AXA Switzerland. In this role, he leads the development of a company-wide Lakehouse on the Google Cloud to support the data driven company strategy, taking into account the Data Mesh approach. Previously, he was responsible for setting up and developing the data & analytics infrastructure in various roles.

Martin has been responsible for the Swiss National Science Foundation's (SNSF) enterprise-wide data platform since 2020 and leads various initiatives to modernize the data systems. Due to the size of the team, Martin takes on several roles. As PO, he is responsible for the development projects in various initiatives, while as architect and developer he actively participates in the sprints. He is enthusiastic about platforms such as Databricks and AI-supported development processes and is impressed by the efficiency gains in the development and provision of services that they make possible.

Lili specialises in bridging the gap between data experts and key business stakeholders. At Planted, she leads the Data Analytics team; building the company data mesh infrastructure and providing end-to-end analytics services across the business. Before Planted, Lili worked in the NGO sector and in e-Discovery at Deloitte. Lili holds an MSc in Ecological Economics from the University of Edinburgh.

Caroline Jacob has been a Release Train Engineer since 2021 and is responsible for setting up the SBB Analytics Service as part of the agile transformation according to SAFe. She is driving forward an organizational design that supports the development of a data mesh architecture and thus promotes domain-oriented development of data products.

Sven Bracklo is a platform engineer and has been designing an analytical data platform for the entire SBB since 2022. His focus is on implementing data mesh principles using infrastructure as code. Together with his team, he currently manages over 150 data products from a wide range of specialist areas.

Marianne is People Lead in Data Analytics & AI at Swisscom and manages 80 internal and 20 external colleagues in Data Services. She has been working in the information and communication technology industry for around 15 years for companies such as SAP, Deutsche Telekom and Swisscom. She has already successfully implemented several transformations of organizations, technologies and products. She has many years of experience in managing people (up to 100 colleagues in a team) and over 60 million Euro profit and loss responsibility. She has lived in 7 countries and is half Chilean, half German.

Raphael is Business Lead for HR and Organizational Development at Swiss Post, where he promotes the “data culture”. He has extensive experience in organizational development and change management as well as various certifications, for example as People Analytic Specialist, Digital HR Specialist, Agile Coaching and Scrum Master. Raphael speaks German, English and French.

Sébastien has been Head of IT and Digital Transformation at the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) since 2020. In this position, he is responsible for the operation and development of the systems used as well as the in-house development of the specialist application for carrying out the SNSF's core activities and the data platform. The SNSF aims to harness the potential of data for evidence-based decision-making and to increase data and analysis expertise. Previously, Sébastien led various transformation projects as CTO and CFO for a Swiss logistics service provider in East Africa.